History of Gambit

Overview

Gambit is a PvEvP mode introduced in Destiny 2: Forsaken, run by The Drifter aboard The Derelict. Two teams of four Guardians race through identical arenas, killing PvE enemies for Motes and banking them to summon a Primeval boss. The first team to kill its Primeval wins the round; matches are best of three. It is matchmade, with a solo Freelance option (single-Guardian fireteams) since Season 16. Reputation is tracked as Infamy ranks, and the mode is part of the Gambit cluster: Gambit Prime (activity), Gambit Labs, Gambit Preview, Gambit: Class vs. Class.

How a round works

1. Collect: defeat enemies (mostly Taken plus the arena's enemy faction) and pick up the Motes they drop. Dying to enemies or invaders loses carried Motes.
2. Bank: deposit at the central bank. Depositing 5, 10 or 15 Motes sends a small, medium or large Blocker to the other team's bank, which stays locked until it is killed.
3. Invade: banking opens a portal so one player can invade the enemy arena with an overshield and map awareness; killing invaders gives Motes to the defenders and heals the invader's team's progress.
4. Primeval: at the Mote threshold the Primeval spawns. In the current format, Primeval Envoys must be killed to drop its invulnerability shield and periodically respawn to re-lock its health.

Early numbers were 75 Motes to summon a Primeval, with invasions every 25. The current format uses 100 Motes, with invasions at 40 and 80.

Maps

Current arenas: Emerald Coast, Legion's Folly, Deep Six, New Arcadia and Cathedral of Scars.

Variants

Gambit Prime (activity) (single round with class roles, merged into Gambit in Season of the Hunt), Gambit Labs (experimental rules), Gambit Preview, and Gambit: Class vs. Class.

Rewards

Includes the Cyberserpent Null armor set and weapons such as Hush and Last Man Standing.

Related triumphs

Gambit Triumphs and the Gambit seals cover Infamy ranks and Primeval kills; see those pages.